US economy contracts in Q1 '25    Golf Festival in Cairo to mark Arab Golf Federation's 50th anniversary    EGP closes high vs. USD on Wednesday    Germany's regional inflation ticks up in April    Taiwan GDP surges on tech demand    Germany among EU's priciest labour markets – official data    UNFPA Egypt, Bayer sign agreement to promote reproductive health    Egypt to boost marine protection with new tech partnership    Eygpt's El-Sherbiny directs new cities to brace for adverse weather    CBE governor meets Beijing delegation to discuss economic, financial cooperation    Egypt's investment authority GAFI hosts forum with China to link business, innovation leaders    Cabinet approves establishment of national medical tourism council to boost healthcare sector    Egypt's Gypto Pharma, US Dawa Pharmaceuticals sign strategic alliance    Egypt's Foreign Minister calls new Somali counterpart, reaffirms support    "5,000 Years of Civilizational Dialogue" theme for Korea-Egypt 30th anniversary event    Egypt's Al-Sisi, Angola's Lourenço discuss ties, African security in Cairo talks    Egypt's Al-Mashat urges lower borrowing costs, more debt swaps at UN forum    Two new recycling projects launched in Egypt with EGP 1.7bn investment    Egypt's ambassador to Palestine congratulates Al-Sheikh on new senior state role    Egypt pleads before ICJ over Israel's obligations in occupied Palestine    Sudan conflict, bilateral ties dominate talks between Al-Sisi, Al-Burhan in Cairo    Cairo's Madinaty and Katameya Dunes Golf Courses set to host 2025 Pan Arab Golf Championship from May 7-10    Egypt's Ministry of Health launches trachoma elimination campaign in 7 governorates    EHA explores strategic partnership with Türkiye's Modest Group    Between Women Filmmakers' Caravan opens 5th round of Film Consultancy Programme for Arab filmmakers    Fourth Cairo Photo Week set for May, expanding across 14 Downtown locations    Egypt's PM follows up on Julius Nyerere dam project in Tanzania    Ancient military commander's tomb unearthed in Ismailia    Egypt's FM inspects Julius Nyerere Dam project in Tanzania    Egypt's FM praises ties with Tanzania    Egypt to host global celebration for Grand Egyptian Museum opening on July 3    Ancient Egyptian royal tomb unearthed in Sohag    Egypt hosts World Aquatics Open Water Swimming World Cup in Somabay for 3rd consecutive year    Egyptian Minister praises Nile Basin consultations, voices GERD concerns    Paris Olympic gold '24 medals hit record value    A minute of silence for Egyptian sports    Russia says it's in sync with US, China, Pakistan on Taliban    It's a bit frustrating to draw at home: Real Madrid keeper after Villarreal game    Shoukry reviews with Guterres Egypt's efforts to achieve SDGs, promote human rights    Sudan says countries must cooperate on vaccines    Johnson & Johnson: Second shot boosts antibodies and protection against COVID-19    Egypt to tax bloggers, YouTubers    Egypt's FM asserts importance of stability in Libya, holding elections as scheduled    We mustn't lose touch: Muller after Bayern win in Bundesliga    Egypt records 36 new deaths from Covid-19, highest since mid June    Egypt sells $3 bln US-dollar dominated eurobonds    Gamal Hanafy's ceramic exhibition at Gezira Arts Centre is a must go    Italian Institute Director Davide Scalmani presents activities of the Cairo Institute for ITALIANA.IT platform    

Articles of the author Joni Northam
World's most expensive tuna sold for $735,000
A 593 pound Pacific bluefin tuna sold for $735,000 (56.49 million yen) in Tokyo's Tsukiji market on January 5, breaking the previous record price hit last year by over $260,000. The fish was purchased by Kiyoshi Kimura, operator of the 46-store (...)

10 - 01 - 2012
Atlantic underwater cable to connect continents
A fiber-optic cable is to be launched around Africa that will connect Africa, South America, North America and Europe due to the vast growth of high bandwidth business and consumer traffic. The WASCE is the largest project in the Atlantic (...)

12 - 12 - 2011
Bilel Jamoussi on climate change: “African countries are the ones being affected”
In December of 1995, a group of countries came together under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to acknowledge and combat the issue of global warming at the COP1 in Berlin. Sixteen years later, the conference (...)

12 - 12 - 2011
East Africa to adopt unified currency
Making it the second largest community to adopt a unified currency after the European Union, East African countries are moving to implement a single currency by June 2012, according to EAC Secretary General, Richard Sezibera. Sezibera said the (...)

30 - 11 - 2011
Australia to create largest Marine Preserve
In order to protect vast areas of coral, Australia has decided to establish the world's largest marine park. The park is to range from the Coral Sea off the country's northeast coast and the site where many naval battles occurred during (...)

26 - 11 - 2011
Air pollution costs Europe billions
Air pollution caused more than 100 billion euros ($134.95 billion) in health and environmental damage, highlighting the need for more renewables sources of energy said a report published on Thursday by the European Environment Agency (...)

26 - 11 - 2011
Saudi Arabia business brings solar energy
With Saudi Arabia's National Renewable Energy Law to be set in the near future, the market for renewable resources is expected to open up with opportunities knocking around every corner. Saudi Electric Company has already made advantages in the (...)

20 - 11 - 2011
Egypt LGBTQ planning January 1 protest
CAIRO: A Facebook page has been established to promote the rights of homosexuals and transgender citizens in Egypt and to call on them to gather on January 1 in Tahrir Square to demand their rights. “We have the right to come out in society and (...)

15 - 11 - 2011
Campbell's, Coca-Cola could be giving you cancer
While food company Campbell, known for soups, presents itself as providing healthy, filling food to families of all incomes, the health of the food is different from the safety of the cans being used to package the food. In recent study a (...)

15 - 11 - 2011
Airtel goes green with Ericsson in Nigeria
Leading global telecommunications company Bharti Airtel announced its contract with Ericsson, a global mobile telecommunications equipment vendor. The contract will include the upgrading of 250 diesel powered base stations in Nigeria with E-site, a (...)

14 - 11 - 2011
European Union to dissemble?
As the European debt crisis continues to worsen with political chaos in Athens and Rome, talks about breaking up the official European Union (EU) have rumored to begun. Talks about the financial burden of Italy and the possible destruction of the (...)

11 - 11 - 2011
Israel hopes for Nature Wonder of the World
As the votes comes in, Tourism minister asks for Israelis to vote for the Dead Sea in the international contest “New 7 Wonders of Nature” campaign. Israel is currently in the top 10 and the tourism minister said “we're closer than ever to victory (...)

10 - 11 - 2011
“Green Jobs” creates jobs in Brazil, provides wind energy
“Green Jobs,” a phrase coined to describe employment that contributes to preserve or restore the environment. The phrase is being adopted by companies that are responding to the social demand for a cleaner economy. The term “green jobs” is (...)

10 - 11 - 2011
WindMade becomes a brand
On October 13, WindMade became a trademark label for companies to use as a sign they are employing wind energy. Companies can buy wind power and in doing so receive a label to display the purchase of wind energy. The label is backed by UN Global (...)

08 - 11 - 2011
Mexico violence leaves at least 8 dead
Eight people have been killed and 7 wounded in Mexico while people were playing volleyball at a local playground. Fransico Cordova, heard of Sinaloa state police, stated in a Saturday press briefing that some of the civilians killed were playing (...)

07 - 11 - 2011
UK now including shipping emissions in 2050 carbon target
The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has called for the United Kingdom to include shipping emissions in their carbon target calculations. The UK had dismissed the shipping emissions effects from their final numbers. The UK government will no (...)

06 - 11 - 2011
Tropical Cyclone Kelia leaves 6 dead, floods in Oman
Starting as a disturbance in the Arabian Sea, Cyclone Kelia moved across the Omani coast. By Tuesday, Kelia was just off shore. Rain and other affiliated affects from the cyclone could be felt from Salalah to Muscat and even to bits of Iran which (...)

06 - 11 - 2011
Copenhagen's new waste-to-energy plant by BIG
What happens when a competition is made global? Many apply with their best work leaving the judges to pick the best results; a sure win. In Copenhagen, Denmark, an international competition to design a new Waste-to Energy plant was opened up to (...)

26 - 10 - 2011
The (meat)glue that holds it all together
We all know the food industry is full of little secrets and tactics that make the industry more profitable, but to what extent is the industry willing to go? A common, not so hush-hush secret is the usage of ‘meat-glue' found in foods like Chicken (...)

25 - 10 - 2011
Satellite falls into ocean, affects marine life
What weighs 6 tons and is as big as a bus? The piece of satellite, the UARS (Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite), NASA expected to plummet to Earth back in late September. “All, or nearly all parts of the 20-year-old dead satellite safely (...)

19 - 10 - 2011
Turkey wants Egypt's gas to bypass Israel
CAIRO: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is pushing Egypt to ship natural gas to Europe through the Nabucca Pipeline, a “gas bridge,” via Asia. This access line will directly cut out Israel and Cyprus. Current relations between Turkey (...)

09 - 10 - 2011
Egypt's natural beauty in white and black deserts
The Black and White Desert is a natural beauty in the Egyptian desert that can be explored by anyone who can withstand some heat and a short car ride. This giant depression in the land has created the Black and White Desert in the Western area of (...)

05 - 10 - 2011
New Ozone hole over Arctic for first time
The problem is not that there is a hole in the ozone; the problem is where and when. Every year a hole in the ozone is formed above the Antarctic; while this has been an issue of concern it also a pattern, the hole appearing and disappearing, (...)

05 - 10 - 2011
Shanghai: Recreational activities being supported by wind power
Originally established as art, many Shanghai pavilions are being flowered with giant, colorful figures that were presented in a new waterfront park, created for Shanghai's 2010 World Expo. These colorful sculptures were initially an art (...)

27 - 09 - 2011
Former Egypt official says Mubarak ordered shooting of protesters
CAIRO: According to former Deputy Prime Minister Yehia al-Gamal, deposed Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak ordered troops to open fire on demonstrators during the country's January 25 Revolution. This decision was a final breaking point that added (...)

16 - 09 - 2011
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